* PLANTAIN CUPS WITH AVOCADO AND SHRIMP

Ingredients

4 plantains 

1 cup oil  for frying

2 tablespoons of olive oil

20 jumbo shrimp, peeled

4 cloves of garlic, crushed into pastet

sal

pepper

1 large avocado

juice of 1 lime

Instructions

1- Peel the plantains. 

2- Cut into 6 slices each plantain.

3- Heat oil for frying over medium temperature.

4- Fry each slice until they are golden brown all over

5- Squeezer the slices using a tostonera forming small cups.

 6- Once all the cups are formed, fry them again over medium heat until all the light parts have turned golden brown.

For the Shrimp

1- Heat the olive oil over very low heat.

2- Add the garlic and cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Do not let the garlic burn.

3- Add the shrimp and cook until they are pink throughout. Season with sal and pepper to taste.

4- Remove from the heat ant reserve.

For the avocado

1- peel avocado and crush using a folk until it doesn't have any lumps.

2- Mix in the lime Juice.

3- Season with sal and pepper to taste.

To assemble 

1- Spoon about a tablespoon of avocado mix into the cups

2- Top each with a shrimp and garnish with cilantro leaves.

3- Serve immediately.